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The Gods
Everything But Percy Jackson
100
He is the king of the Underworld and husband of Persephone.
Who is Hades/Pluto?
100
He was the only child of Penelope and Odysseus, and depending on the tradition, he is said to marry Nausicaa, Princess of Scheria, or Circe.
Who was Telemachus?
100
Zeus imprisoned this daughter of Atlas on the island, Ogygia. She holds Odysseus there with her for seven years.
Who was Calypso?
100
Who are Aphrodite/Venus and Eros/Cupid?
100
Russell Crowe repeated his Best Actor win in 2001 for this film, which also won Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects. The 2024 sequel did not do nearly as well, it lost it's sole nomination, Best Costume Design, to Wicked.
What is Gladiator?
200
She challenged Minerva herself to a weave-off, which she ended up winning! But, it did not end well for her as her name came to be associated with spiders.
Who is Arachne?
200
What four items were gifted to Perseus by Athena, Hermes, and Hades to kill Medusa?
What are the shield, the napsack, the winged sandals, and the helmet?
200
Daedalus and Icarus were able to escape Crete using wings made out of these tw0 materials.
What are feathers and wax?
200
Surprisingly, he is the god of horses.
Who is Poseidon/Neptune?
200
This author draws a lot of inspiration from the ancient world, which is most evident through the names of her characters. For example, Cato, Plutarch, Seneca, Caesar, Octavia, and Coriolanus.
Who is Suzanne Collins?
300
In the Illiad, this Prince of Troy killed Patroclus, and was eventually killed by Achilles.
Who is Hector?
300
She was a river nymph who was turned into a laurel tree by her father to protect from Apollo's unwanted advances.
Who was Daphne?
300
The Greeks and Romans greatly differed in their depictions of this Titan. To the Romans, he represented the peace and abundance of their Golden Age, but to the Greeks he is hated because he is time personified.
Who was Cronus/Saturn?
300
Hint: Look for the swoosh.
Who was Nike/Victoria?
300
In this 1999 film, the protagonist slams a bust of Emperor Hadrian down on the head of his adversary and kills him.
What is The Talented Mr. Ripley?
400
She is known as the original "woman scorned" after Theseus abandoned her on Crete.
Who is Ariadne?
400
She was the muse of epic poetry.
Who was Calliope?
400
In a fit of rage incited by Hera, he killed his beloved wife, Megara, and their children.
Who was Hercules?
400
Both sides of the Trojan war had a god of war; name who they are and the side for which they fought.
Who are Athena/Minerva (Greeks) and Ares/Mars (Trojans)?
400
Dream, one of the seven "Endless" from The Sandman (D.C. book series/TV show) is directly inspired by this ancient God.
Who was Morpheus?
500
With the help of Aphrodite, this man used golden apples to best Atalanta in a foot race and won her hand in marriage.
Who is Hippomenes/Melanion?
500
In the Greek tradition, she had a divine transformation into the goddess of the soul.
Who is Psyche?
500
These two are the immortal sisters of Medusa.
Stheno and Euryale.
500
The Romans called her "Arcus" because of the bending of the rainbow.
Who is Iris?
500
Francis Ford Coppola poured around $120 million of his own money into his four-decade long passion project, this box-office flop. The story details the rivalry between Cesar Catalina (Adam Driver) and Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito).
What is Megalopolis?